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People Are Already Flogging PS5s On Ebay For Crazy Prices

Disappointing to see

After yesterday’s chaotic rush to pre-order a PS5 console that resulted in every retailer selling out of launch stock within a few hours and leaving a lot of people disappointed. First in, best dressed, as they say, however you hope that those who did manage to pre-order a console for launch were genuine pre-orders, but sadly after a quick peruse of eBay’s PS5 offerings, it seems that many people are just hoping to cash in on the consoles’ huge demand.

Listings start at around $800 and then increase fairly rapidly from there, with the highest one so far sitting at $18,7000 with…28 bids…which surely must be a pisstake. There’s a handful of listings sitting between $5k and $10k, however most are priced between $1000-$1500.

What’s most surprising is the number of listings that have been sold. Taking a cursory look through the sold listings reveals that around 50 PS5s at inflated prices have been sold. 50! The cheapest one sold thus far is $850 for the disc drive edition (not too bad really), with the most expensive sale sitting at $20,099 with another at $9,900 but there’s no way someone would pay that much for a PS5…is there? Most of the sales have seen the seller make a tidy profit, with listings being sold for more than $1000.

With Christmas on the horizon, next-gen consoles were always going to be a hot ticket item. It’s a shame that some people take advantage of these situations when those who genuinely want a PS5 miss out.

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Despite a childhood playing survival horrors, point and clicks and beat ’em ups, these days Zach tries to convince people that Homefront: The Revolution is a good game while pining for a sequel to The Order: 1886 and a live-action Treasure Planet film. Carlton, Burnley FC & SJ Sharks fan. Get around him on Twitter @tightinthejorts

Written By Zach Jackson

Despite a childhood playing survival horrors, point and clicks and beat ’em ups, these days Zach tries to convince people that Homefront: The Revolution is a good game while pining for a sequel to The Order: 1886 and a live-action Treasure Planet film. Carlton, Burnley FC & SJ Sharks fan. Get around him on Twitter @tightinthejorts

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